Using the graph's Properties view

A graph has a Properties view in which you can specify the data as well as the other properties of the graph.

StepsTo display the graph’s Properties view:

  1. Select Properties from the graph's pop-up menu.

The Properties view for a graph has seven property pages in which you specify information about the graph. Table 13-3 lists the property pages and describes what each property page specifies.

Table 13-3: Property pages for graphs

Property page

What it specifies

Axis

Labels, scale, information about major and minor divisions for the category axes.

Data

Where to get the graph's data.

General

Various general graph properties, including border, graph colors, whether to size the graph to the full screen display, suppression in newspaper columns.

Graph type, title, legend location.

For 3D graphs, perspective, rotation, and elevation.

For bar graphs, overlap, spacing and depth of bars.

Pointer

The pointer to use when the mouse is positioned over the graph.

Position

The x,y location of the upper left corner of the graph, its width and height, sliding options, the layer in which the graph is to be positioned.

Whether the graph can be resized and moved at runtime.

Text

Text properties for text controls that display on the graph, including title, axis text, axis label, and legend.

Text properties include font, font style, font size, alignment, rotation, color, display expression, display format.

Other

Descriptions and label for use by assistive technology tools.